Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (FPGRM) - Umm Qasr

A Royal Marine from the Fleet Protection Group (FPG) pictured next to a member of the US Coast Guard, taking part in a riverine patrol around the Southern Iraq port of Umm Qasr in 2004. Royal Marines boat teams from both the FPG and 539 Assault Squadron have taken turns in patrolling the waterways around Umm Qasr and Basra.